| TERATOLOGY | • teratology n. (Medicine) The study of congenital malformations, their development, and people with them. • teratology n. (Toxicology) The study of the mechanisms, teratogenic agents, or teratogens, in bringing about malformations. • teratology n. The study or cataloging of monsters. |
| TROGLODYTE | • troglodyte n. A member of a supposed prehistoric race that lived in caves or holes, a caveman. • troglodyte n. (By extension) Anything that lives underground. • troglodyte n. A reclusive, reactionary or out-of-date person, especially if brutish. |
| ETYMOLOGIST | • etymologist n. A lexicographer or linguist who specializes in etymology (the origins of words). • ETYMOLOGIST n. a specialist in etymology. |
| TROGLODYTES | • troglodytes n. Plural of troglodyte. • Troglodytes prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Troglodytidae – a number of songbirds, including the Eurasian wren. • Troglodytes prop.n. (Archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Hominidae – a former genus, now synonymized with Pan. |
| ETYMOLOGISTS | • etymologists n. Plural of etymologist. • ETYMOLOGIST n. a specialist in etymology. |
| SYSTEMATOLOGY | • systematology n. (Uncountable) The science or study of systematizing. • systematology n. (Countable) The science or study of systems or their formations. • SYSTEMATOLOGY n. the study of systems. |
| THREMMATOLOGY | • thremmatology n. The field of breeding or propagating plants and animals. • THREMMATOLOGY n. the science of breeding domestic animals and plants. |
| ANTITECHNOLOGY | • antitechnology adj. Opposed to technology. • ANTITECHNOLOGY adj. opposed to technology. |
| CYTOTECHNOLOGY | • cytotechnology n. The microscopic interpretation of cells to detect cancer and other abnormalities. • CYTOTECHNOLOGY n. the identification of cells and cellular abnormalities in cancer. |
| DYSTELEOLOGIST | • dysteleologist n. One who subscribes to the philosophy of dysteleology. • DYSTELEOLOGIST n. a specialist in dysteleology, the study of functionless rudimentary organs in animals and plants. |
| ORTHOPTEROLOGY | • orthopterology n. The scientific study of the Orthoptera. • ORTHOPTEROLOGY n. the study of cockroaches. |
| TEROTECHNOLOGY | • terotechnology n. The engineering and technology related to the design and maintenance of industrial plant machinery. • TEROTECHNOLOGY n. the application of managerial, financial, engineering and other skills to extend the operational life of, and increase the efficiency of, equipment and machinery. |
| CYTOPATHOLOGIES | • cytopathologies n. Plural of cytopathology. • CYTOPATHOLOGY n. the study of cells in illness. |
| DYSTELEOLOGISTS | • dysteleologists n. Plural of dysteleologist. • DYSTELEOLOGIST n. a specialist in dysteleology, the study of functionless rudimentary organs in animals and plants. |
| GEOTECTONICALLY | • geotectonically adv. In terms of geotectonics. • GEOTECTONIC adv. relating to the structure of rock masses of the earth's crust resulting from folding or faulting. |
| INTERROGATORILY | • interrogatorily adv. In an interrogatory fashion. • INTERROGATORY adv. like an interrogation. |
| ONTOGENETICALLY | • ontogenetically adv. Synonym of ontogenically. • ONTOGENETIC adv. relating to ontogenesis, also ONTOGENIC. |
| PHOTOTELEGRAPHY | • phototelegraphy n. The fax system. • PHOTOTELEGRAPHY n. the transmission of drawings by phototelegraph. |
| SYSTEMATOLOGIES | • systematologies n. Plural of systematology. • SYSTEMATOLOGY n. the study of systems. |
| TELEPHOTOGRAPHY | • telephotography n. (Photography) Photography of distant subjects using a telephoto lens. • telephotography n. (Dated) The transmission of images over a distance, especially by facsimile. • TELEPHOTOGRAPHY n. the photography of distant objects (as by a camera provided with a telephoto lens). |